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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jun 1

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← May 18Jun 1Jun 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

800 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 782▼ 116 vs year ago 916 · −12.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 166▲ 18 vs year ago 85 · +21.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 67▼ 4 vs year ago 52 · −7.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.18/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$122.18

157 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	457	124.60	570	73
Medium and Large 1	542	123.58	670	67
Medium and Large 3	549	106.30	583	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.30/cwt here — about −$13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale157 hd

122.18

—

AL average12 barns · 1,375 hd

122.13

+0.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,416	85.40	1,210	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	74.36	946	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	69.90	1,024	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	57.96	567	12

Every lot

68 lots · USDA AMS · Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	166.45/cwt	165.00–168.00	524	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	543	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	147.46/cwt	147.00–150.00	646	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	145.65/cwt	144.00–147.00	687	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	141.48/cwt	139.00–144.00	744	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	137.72/cwt	131.00–139.00	767	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	775	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	805	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	719	119.16/cwt	118.00–120.00	857	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	791	114.52/cwt	110.00–116.00	906	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	291	140.53/cwt	140.00–144.00	409	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	309	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.00	421	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	116.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	383	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	131.04/cwt	130.00–133.00	494	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	134.64/cwt	134.00–138.00	528	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	132.79/cwt	132.00–134.00	562	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	127.60/cwt	127.00–129.00	554	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	128.56/cwt	128.00–130.00	599	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	123.93/cwt	122.00–127.00	599	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	125.87/cwt	125.00–127.00	660	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	531	112.95/cwt	108.00–115.00	600	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	120.90/cwt	120.00–122.00	643	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	113.55/cwt	110.00–117.00	645	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	120.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	692	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	105.39/cwt	100.00–108.00	609	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	110.97/cwt	109.00–113.00	682	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	104.67/cwt	104.00–105.00	652	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	723	87.53/cwt	85.00–95.00	633	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	156.49/cwt	156.00–157.00	493	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	322	142.57/cwt	138.00–145.00	459	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	128.62/cwt	125.00–132.00	486	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	146.87/cwt	145.00–152.00	565	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	436	138.31/cwt	138.00–141.00	603	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	129.12/cwt	128.00–132.00	615	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	476	115.68/cwt	113.00–120.00	551	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	135.30/cwt	134.00–138.00	648	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	130.24/cwt	129.00–134.00	682	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	126.77/cwt	125.00–129.00	724	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	614	105.18/cwt	100.00–107.00	646	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	122.53/cwt	121.00–124.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	667	109.01/cwt	108.00–113.00	727	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	96.69/cwt	95.00–100.00	711	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	765	91.58/cwt	85.00–95.00	701	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,211	79.77/cwt	79.00–81.00	966	5
Bulls	—	—	1,498	89.32/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,338	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	95.56/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,766	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	42.07/cwt	40.00–44.00	360	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	49.43/cwt	47.00–52.00	450	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	64.06/cwt	61.00–65.00	657	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	68.36/cwt	65.00–70.00	790	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	81.66/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,041	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	76.72/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,065	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	69.90/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,024	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865.00/cwt	820.00–910.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	770.00/cwt	750.00–790.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036.00/cwt	970.00–1,080.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883.00/cwt	855.00–925.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	756.43/cwt	725.00–780.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	645.00/cwt	615.00–675.00	—	4

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Mon Jun 1, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 782Year ago 916

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 166Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 67Year ago 52

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	131.00–135.00	132.99
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	125.00–127.00	126.01
4	—	791	110.00–116.00	114.52
6	—	438	147.00–150.00	147.46
7	—	719	118.00–120.00	119.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	165.00–168.00	166.45
8	—	616	130.00–131.00	130.75
19	—	557	131.00–139.00	137.72
21	—	472	144.00–147.00	145.65
27	—	526	139.00–144.00	141.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	145.00–152.00	146.87
9	—	436	138.00–141.00	138.31
14	—	476	128.00–132.00	129.12
2	—	315	156.00–157.00	156.49
3	—	590	120.00	120.00
4	—	605	115.00	115.00
5	—	667	108.00–113.00	109.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	479	134.00–138.00	135.30
30	—	524	129.00–134.00	130.24
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
2	—	618	121.00–124.00	122.53
2	—	665	115.00	115.00
11	—	571	125.00–129.00	126.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	113.00–120.00	115.68
6	—	378	125.00–132.00	128.62
3	—	322	138.00–145.00	142.57
3	—	735	95.00–100.00	96.69
3	—	765	85.00–95.00	91.58
4	—	614	100.00–107.00	105.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	104.00–105.00	104.67
9	—	532	120.00–122.00	120.90
7	—	291	140.00–144.00	140.53
10	—	483	122.00–127.00	123.93
8	—	309	135.00–137.00	136.23
17	—	434	127.00–129.00	127.60
8	—	568	110.00–117.00	113.55
2	—	673	100.00–103.00	101.48
6	—	377	130.00–133.00	131.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	128.00–130.00	128.56
7	—	573	120.00–125.00	120.70
27	—	524	125.00–127.00	125.87
4	—	615	109.00–113.00	110.97
5	—	423	132.00–134.00	132.79
6	—	392	134.00–138.00	134.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	108.00–115.00	112.95
3	—	328	115.00–120.00	116.70
3	—	578	100.00–108.00	105.39
4	—	723	85.00–95.00	87.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	725	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	81.00–83.00	81.66
6	—	1,155	65.00–70.00	68.36
6	—	1,388	74.00–78.00	76.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	47.00–52.00	49.43
8	—	1,025	61.00–65.00	64.06
2	—	855	40.00–44.00	42.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	68.00–72.00	69.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	88.00–91.00	89.32
2	—	1,848	94.00–97.00	95.56
5	—	1,211	79.00–81.00	79.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	750.00–790.00	770.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	820.00–910.00	865.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	970.00–1,080.00	1,036.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	855.00–925.00	883.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	615.00–675.00	645.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	725.00–780.00	756.43

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.